Our photo of the day comes from the state of Washington.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Behold the chipmunk

Some cities are making space for pedestrians. Others, not so much.

Source: TreeHugger – Why Toronto won’t make room for people who walk or bike: Induced demand

The Icelandic Forestry Service is giving lessons in tree hugging, literally, and we are here for it.

Source: TreeHugger – Iceland recommends hugging trees instead of people

So much of our diet comes on refrigerated trucks. It consumes a lot of fossil fuels and puts out a lot of CO2.

Source: TreeHugger – The coronavirus and the cold chain

Need a break from the news and bored of books? Here are some quality screen time suggestions of movies and TV shows that will (hopefully) take your mind off the pandemic.

Source: TreeHugger – The best movies and TV shows for every quarantine mood

For many parents, working from home is the biggest professional challenge they’ve faced to date. Here are some coping strategies.

Source: TreeHugger – How to work in a house full of noisy kids

More people die from COVID-19 when they live with polluted air. Can we learn from this crisis and clean it up?

Source: TreeHugger – Air quality hasn’t been this good in decades. How can we keep it this way?

Thankfully supermarkets are still open while we’re on coronavirus lockdown; but shopping now requires new protocols.

Source: TreeHugger – How to grocery shop safely during COVID-19

Markets have shrivelled, storage is full, and redistribution networks are lacking, putting farmers in an awful predicament.

Source: TreeHugger – Staggering quantities of food are being destroyed due to coronavirus

Our photo of the day comes from Los Banos, California.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Badgers are awesome

Easier to make than bread but just as satisfying, making pasta at home is simple, comforting, and delicious – and takes just two ingredients.

Source: TreeHugger – Homemade pasta is the perfect quarantine food

What happens when nobody wants to get on an elevator?

Source: TreeHugger – Architecture after the coronavirus

While in the midst of a global pandemic, we can’t forget the ongoing climate crisis. Here’s how you can participate in Earth Day 2020.

Source: TreeHugger – Yes, Earth Day is still happening

Researchers are able to detect and measure things they could not before, while many species flourish amid the silence.

Source: TreeHugger – Lockdown-induced silence is a gift to scientists and wildlife

Our photo of the day comes from Calgary, Canada.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: The vibrant beauty of a violet-green swallow

A microbiologist and an Anglo Saxon scholar decided to test a recipe from an Old English medical compendium called Bald’s Leechbook, what they found surprised everyone.

Source: TreeHugger – 10th-century Anglo Saxon potion kills MRSA superbug

Keep these tricks in your back pocket to make a tough job a tiny bit easier.

Source: TreeHugger – 10 clever house cleaning hacks

As the global economy wildly fluctuates and suddenly out-of-work people struggle to pay the bills, can old-fashioned bartering make a comeback?

Source: TreeHugger – Will the pandemic bring back bartering?

Excessive screen time is known to be harmful, and tough times don’t justify letting those concerns slip.

Source: TreeHugger – Even in a crisis, children’s screen time needs to be controlled

When you use cloth, you never have to worry about running out.

Source: TreeHugger – Esembly cloth diapers offer parents peace of mind